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The mission of the Earth Charter Initiative is to promote the transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on a shared ethical framework that includes respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, universal human rights, respect for diversity, economic justice, democracy, and a culture of peace.

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Since the year 2000 the Earth Charter text was translated into Chinese to help the effort to raise awareness about the Earth Charter in China. This translation has been revised and improved several times. Thus, the Chinese translation has made it possible for the Chinese audience to have access to this international people's charter. Inspired by its content, numerous groups and individuals in China have participated in different activities and meetings to promote the Earth Charter.
 
The Earth Charter has also been broadly used and quoted on various occasions by different groups of people. Several Earth Charter Commissioners and Council Members have taken advantage of their presence in China to exchange views and discuss issues related to the spirit and principles of the Earth Charter with Chinese society. For example, high officials from the Ministry of Environmental Protection recently praised the books of one EC Council Member, in which Chinese traditional spirituality and philosophies were explored to promote environmental protection.

The national Earth Charter site for China is the following: http://www.earthcharterchina.org

Visit the Chinese Earth Charter Youth Group profiles here.

There are several Earth Charter videos that have been translated into Chinese, find them at our Vimeo Channel:
http://vimeo.com/channels/earthcharter


Earth Charter videos available in Youku.
Taiwan Ecological Stewardship Association (TESA), got involved in several Earth Day related activities.
This event will take place from 12-15 October 2010 in Taitung, Taiwan.
Earth Charter International releases an inspiring video interview with Maurice Strong on various topics.
Taiwan Ecological Stewardship Association (TESA), Earth Charter Affiliate, has been working hard to prepare for next year’s celebration of the Earth Charter’s 10th anniversary.
A meeting that brought together professors, students, and key leaders was held on 10 September, 2009.

The Taiwan Ecological Stewardship Association (TESA), Earth Charter Affiliate in Taiwan, has developed the abovementioned material. This series consist of four volumes. The title of one of the volumes is: “From Land Ethics to Earth Charter.” The volumes are in Taiwanese and have 1,192 pages. The editor of this series is Nancy Tzu-Mei Chen, general secretary and founder of TESA. The content is mainly intended as reference reading for the general education on environmental ethics related courses in university, and can be very informative also for the school teachers, churches or NGOs.

The Earth Charter was highlighted at the 2007 Asia-Pacific Young Leaders Programme on Environment for Sustainable Development that took place in Shanghai. The ten-day programme was organized by the UNEP-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development (IESD)
The Earth Charter Initiative in Japan has received a new burst of energy thanks to the efforts of Earth Charter Commission, and ECI Council member, Senator Wakako Hironaka.

Youth Groups

Mr Wu Nan
ECYG for Community Development
temea@163.com
   
Kejia Niu
GreenSOS (Green Student Organizations Society)
nkj.bull@gmail.com
   

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